Now that we are in difficult summer , we are forced not to sit on a terrace with friends or family to have something cool but if you are on a diet or want to control calories a bit, you should know well what you drink and ultimately know what the drink is alcohol that has fewer calories and with it, the one that is less fattening.
What is the lowest calorie (least fattening) alcoholic drink?
When we have a drink with friends, we often share a moment of pleasure. And one of the quintessential summer drinks (with permission from sangria ) is beer , but we often hear that abusing it is not only bad because of the amount of alcohol consumed but also because it leads to weight gain. .
If you decide to start a diet despite being on vacation, then you should reduce your alcohol consumption. Although it may seem surprising, alcohols are an important source of calories and especially sugars. But that is not all. Alcohol also contains ethanol, a nutrient that is not absolutely essential for our body, but provides 7 calories per gram .
Why do we gain weight when we consume alcohol?
As we have mentioned, alcohol causes a sudden increase in sugars. Additionally, sugar intake is often done while sitting on a bar terrace or around a plate of food. In short, if you sit down to have a drink or a beer with friends without anything else, you do not have to gain weight since your body will begin to work to burn those calories. But, if you add another beer to a beer and also eat something and then go home and have dinner, you are already missing calories so your body will begin to reserve these, that is, you will begin to gain weight.
Which alcoholic drink has more calories and which less?
All alcohols are loaded with sugar and therefore high in calories. A 15 cl glass of red or white wine provides between 105 and 110 calories . But watch out for sweet wine , a wine specialty that can increase calories by up to 160 calories per glass.
Also be careful with drinking beer, since a single glass of this drink is loaded with sugars and will provide about 180 calories and 10 grams of sugar. In addition, beer is carbonated so it is normal that if you abuse it and do nothing to “burn” its calories and sugars, you end up with the famous “beer belly”.
In short, those who want to go on a diet or control a little the calories of what they drink, will have to do without the aforementioned drinks as well as strong alcohols (a single glass of whiskey or anise can bring us up to 300 calories) and choose other types of drinks and specifically, cider, a drink made from apple juice that provides only 42 calories per 100 ml.
On the other hand, the aforementioned red wine is another drink that we must take into account, but specifically, dry red wine that for every 100 ml will only provide us with 65 calories . It is also proven that a single glass of this drink has a protective effect on the cardiovascular system.
What if I can’t resist beer? In the event that beer is your favorite drink, now in summer and throughout the year you will have to choose options that are light or those that do not contain alcohol , with which you will be able to reduce your calorie intake to 45 per 100 ml .
